Joshua Keiter

Words are flowing out like 
never before in this home 

child runs the hallway 
announcing every architecture 

says let’s play piano or blocks
make a house turn on the light

up the stairs remembers 
which room was Pop-Pop’s 

now it is the room for her sleep
as we lullaby and story the day

she reminds herself and me 
the stuffed animals on the shelf

were Pop-Pop’s favorite
she will keep the things 

we already forget we pass on
and say them aloud again